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Footage captured of a whale breaching the water at Bondi Beach in Sydney

July 16th 2018

4 months ago

Mr Goodridge said the whale breached about 50m from the boat as it sailed out of Sydney Heads. Picture: Simon Millar/Go Whale Watching/Caters News YSource:Caters News Agency

THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a boat full of stunned tourists got the shock of their lives when a mammoth humpback whale leapt into the air right in front of them.

Passionate whale watcher John Goodridge, 54, witnessed the breathtaking display from a cruise boat sailing out of Sydney Heads last week.

UK expat John, who moved from Yorkshire to Australia 24 years ago, said it was one of the most spectacular breaches he had ever seen due to the close proximity of the gigantic marine mammal to the people in the boat.

John said the humpback whale leapt into the air less than 50m away from the small boat — and admitted the photograph made it appear as if the whale is about to ‘crush’ the shocked people in the image.